{"120281":{"#nid":"120281","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Assessing the Assessments: Hicks\u2019 Examines Performance Based University Research Funding","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThough a modern-day Galileo may still woo an occasional Medici patron to support his research, a vast number of scientists depend on much more bureaucratic means to keep their labs running.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESince\n1986, when the UK Research Assessment Exercise was launched, at least 14\ncountries have implemented systems to distribute research funding to\nuniversities based on evaluation of research output. These have been motivated\nby the increasing importance of research to economic growth, as well as broader\ninterests in improving public management. [School of Public Policy professor\nand chair, Diana Hicks] analyzes the systems\u2019 rationale, design, and impact.\nThere is a range of assessments (e.g., citation analysis, peer review), across\na range of scales (e.g., university, department, individual), that affect a range\nof funding outcomes (e.g., 25% of UK research support, 2% of Italian block\ngrants). Although distribution of research funding is the putative purpose,\ndirect financial impacts appear small compared to incentives to compete for\npublic prestige. Some values widely associated with universities, such as\ndiversity and equity, may suffer under systems focused solely on excellence and\ninternational competition. Though touted as critical to economic success, the\nsystems do not appear to be well designed to meet that goal. \u0026nbsp;Hicks, D., Performance-based university research funding systems. Res. Policy (2012), 41, 251-261 doi:10.1016\/j.respol.2011.09.007\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E\u2013 Source: Science, Editor\u2019s Choice, March 6,\n2012\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThough a modern-day Galileo may still woo an occasional Medici patron to support his research, a vast number of scientists depend on much more bureaucratic means to keep their labs running.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27167","created_gmt":"2012-03-28 18:28:14","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:11:56","author":"Rebecca Keane","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-03-28T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-03-28T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"120271":{"id":"120271","type":"image","title":"Diana Hicks","body":null,"created":"1449178268","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:31:08","changed":"1475894741","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:45:41","alt":"Diana Hicks","file":{"fid":"194360","name":"diana_hicks_200x300.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/diana_hicks_200x300.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/diana_hicks_200x300.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":28125,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/diana_hicks_200x300.jpg?itok=dDyHb6k1"}}},"media_ids":["120271"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.sciencemag.org\/","title":"Science Magazine"}],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"3922","name":"diana hicks"},{"id":"767","name":"Policy"},{"id":"28661","name":"research assessment"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["rebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}